as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
a new television season with an excess of sitcoms featuring wisecracking teenagers
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Recent Examples of excesses
Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Schnabel actually tones down the excesses.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Advertisement But, like in Hungary, the plan wouldn’t be able to come to fruition without a complicit Congress, and a Supreme Court that endorses excesses without explanation.
—Stacey Abrams, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
In fact, the program is so handsomely made that its genre excesses nearly vanish, hiding behind peat fires or in the folds of a kilt.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Democrats stand for nothing if not redistribution, regulation of market excesses, equal opportunity and support for the less fortunate.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Its job is to, obviously, decide cases but, in the course of that, check the excesses of Congress or the executive, and that does require a degree of independence.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The ‘70s boho influence is giving way to the excesses of the ‘80s.
—Jalil Johnson, Refinery29, 13 Aug. 2025
Compared to the beautiful excesses of the Seventies, the Eighties were relatively quiet for Palmieri.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
The costs of certifying a building as exceeding legal requirements for energy efficiency, for example, are seen as high points not excesses because efficiencies serve another agenda.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Schnabel actually tones down the excesses.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Advertisement But, like in Hungary, the plan wouldn’t be able to come to fruition without a complicit Congress, and a Supreme Court that endorses excesses without explanation.
—Stacey Abrams, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
In fact, the program is so handsomely made that its genre excesses nearly vanish, hiding behind peat fires or in the folds of a kilt.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Democrats stand for nothing if not redistribution, regulation of market excesses, equal opportunity and support for the less fortunate.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Its job is to, obviously, decide cases but, in the course of that, check the excesses of Congress or the executive, and that does require a degree of independence.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The ‘70s boho influence is giving way to the excesses of the ‘80s.
—Jalil Johnson, Refinery29, 13 Aug. 2025
Compared to the beautiful excesses of the Seventies, the Eighties were relatively quiet for Palmieri.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excesses
Noun
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Are places with smaller gaps or with retirement income surpluses necessarily better places to retire?—
Roxana Popescu,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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Later, those conservative projections produce surpluses that are used to pay down debt and lower taxes.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The passed by Republicans last month axes the credits for projects that don’t begin producing electricity by 2028.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The other study – an independent laboratory experiment – demonstrates how molecular hydrogen, a molecule essential for star formation, may have formed earlier and in larger abundances.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The other study—an independent laboratory experiment—demonstrates how molecular hydrogen, a molecule essential for star formation, may have formed earlier and in larger abundances.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Skip the pricey groomer visits and messy bathroom trims with this Labor Day deal.—
Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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The move trims the quarterback room down to four players, including Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Felix Anudike-Uzomah #97 of the Kansas City Chiefs sacks Bo Nix #10 of the Denver Broncos during the fourth quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Oviedo defense sacks Noah Grubbs on back to back plays to end the first half.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Whether the Supreme Court fires this blast or not, Republicans need to be aware that breaking up majority-minority districts, and dispersing those voters into neighboring districts to dilute their voting power, may well make those neighboring districts less safe for Republican incumbents.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ukraine fires roughly 5,000 155 mm shells every day, for an average of 2 million per month, according to Forbes.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Once the spawning ends, the team turns off the music and takes the Pyrex containers into a room where the temperature is kept at around 82 degrees.—
Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When a person comes into contact with one of their allergens, their body releases histamine and other chemicals that cause inflammation.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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This is why the UEC tags and releases the butterflies — to track changes in their population over time.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Excesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excesses. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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